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Adelle’s laughter It was unmistakeable to my ears Rich, musical, it called to h the bushes for about half a mile until I reached the border of the lake… the same lake where I’d first tried to ask her out on a date My eyes travelled further toward the direction of her voice and settled on the boathouse The saether

I saw her auburn hair through the

Then I heard a second laugh A h

My heart skipped a beat I ducked behind a bush and approachednot to make a sound as I neared the open entrance of the boat house

I saw her, dazzling as always in a short su down her shoulders

She sat against the wall of the boathouse In the arrippedmy heart

Well, a tsunami wasn’t required Just the island’s resident bachelor

Chapter 37: Abby

Ashley and I sat in deck chairs beneath the shade of a wide umbrella We were on the one stretch of beach on the island where the sun was allowed to shine The beach was always croith the younger generation of hu a book, while I was pretending to mark some of the juniors’ homework

My seat was directly in line with the sea where Ben was taking a swi up whenever he stood up, beads of water dripping from his dark hair onto his chiseled torso

I hadn’t spoken to him much since we’d returned to the island Not that I’d really expected to Soon, we’d barely had a chance to catch a breath